Molteni&C
D.357 Bookshelf
D.357.1
Price starting from € 9.172,00*
*Price valid for the version D.357.1 realized in multi-layered shaped material with elm veneer, partly with natural transparent finishing, partly in white varnished – optional frame with mirror excluded (cod. D.357.1).
A design element with a refined and contemporary taste, capable of expressing elegance and originality in a single solution. Designed in 1956 by Gio Ponti, the D.357.1 bookcase is part of the furnishings of the designer's private home in via Dezza in Milan. Since its creation, it has stood out for the purity of forms combined with the original ability to blend different materials and colors into one of great effect. Ideal for living spaces, it fits perfectly into studios, bedrooms and public spaces. The shaped plywoods with elm coating, partly with natural transparent finish, partly hand-painted in white, create an elegant interplay of thicknesses, the ideal crowning of the timeless style of its creator.
W.124,7 x D.29,5 x H.250 cm
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Suggested versions (2)
D.357.2
D.357 BookshelfPrice starting from
€ 4.494,00
D.357.1
D.357 BookshelfPrice starting from
€ 9.172,00
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A wide range of sober and elegant furnishings characterizes Molteni & C., where comfort and high quality standards are the constant reference points. Collaborations with renowned international designers and technological innovation made Molteni&C. a benchmark for the whole furnishings industry. The history of the company began in 1934 when in Giussano the "Arredamenti Angelo Molteni" was founded, a small artisan workshop specialized in the production of furniture.
In the ‘40s, the company became one of the national furniture production leaders, with an exponential growth that brought the company to hire more than 60 employees, recruited among the best artisan workers.Read more
Designed by
Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) is considered the great “noble father” of Italian design. Milanese since his birth, one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century, he has conceptualized for his whole life a peculiar Italian way to modernity, in which the rich artisan and decorative tradition was not overcome, but enhanced and integrated at best with the most recent trends. Among his most famous works, the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, a technical prodigy and at the time the tallest building in Italy, and Palazzo Montecatini. His theoretical and popularizing activity was very intense: in 1928 he founded the magazine Domus, which he directed for a long time for several periods, until almost his death, and which still remains the focal point of the debate on Italian architecture. It was also his idea to establish the Compasso d'Oro, in collaboration with la Rinascente, and he was one of the promoters of the birth of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design. His practical activity as a designer was also intense and full of successes: in the 1920s he was artistic director of Richard Ginori, helping to renew the world of ceramics, and then in 1932 he founded the FontanaArte company, with which he dedicated himself to the sector of lighting. In the postwar period he collaborated with Cassina, Venini, Ideal Standard and many other companies. Since 2012, Molteni & C. collaborates with the heirs of the Maestro to re-propose many of his most famous furnishings in a dedicated collection of great philological precision.Read more